Cleaning Your Boat, Trailer, Fishing Gear

In order to prevent the introduction of invasive plants or animals, all boats, trailers, waders, bait buckets, and any other equipment MUST be free of any plant, animal and/or insect species.  To guarantee your boat and fishing equipment is safe, only use it on Putnam Lake.  If your boat or fishing equipment is used elsewhere:   

• Clean your boat and allow to dry for five days in warm, dry weather or 30 days in cool, moist weather.
• Disinfect equipment by soaking in hot water above 140°F (hotter than most tap water) for one minute.  Clean boat surfaces by high pressure application of hot water until the surface temperature is brought to at least 140°F for thirty seconds.
• Bleach: Soak or spray equipment for at least one minute with a 2% bleach solution (three ounces of household bleach mixed with 1 gallon of water).